libeling 1 of 2

variants or libelling

libeling

2 of 2

verb

variants or libelling
present participle of libel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for libeling
Noun
  • Harry has twice sued Associated Newspapers for libel, winning one case and withdrawing the other, while his wife Meghan has also won a privacy lawsuit against the publisher.
    Michael Holden, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The country also still lacks a freedom of information act, and libel remains a criminal offense.
    Ashish Valentine, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And slandering council members, who publicly supported Madigan before Khadija Walker was nominated, is disrespectful and insulting.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Black inks for the same printers tend to have less obvious smearing than the color ink, and many smear just enough to see a smudge, without harming readability.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
  • If the smearing continues, look for a position elsewhere.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Defense attorneys have also decried violations of fair-trial rights, saying that the prosecutor in the cases has sought to influence the jury pool by maligning those charged.
    LAUREN CARASIK, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2017
Verb
  • The filing points to two specific instances as evidence of Ray J defaming members of the famous family.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • For decades, bartenders have been defaming the Mai Tai, debasing it, making and selling versions of the drink that were childish and incomplex, saccharine and flat.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The only way to stop this erosion is to remember what unites us, while seeking common ground, without vilifying the other side.
    Mark Waller, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
  • There is great risk in potentially vilifying one of the most prescribed medications that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved and determined to be safe and effective for the treatment of mental illness, Brendel said.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Already, Cuba’s top diplomats have been sharing propaganda content discrediting Machado as a warmonger.
    Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
  • There would be accusations of race manipulation, an online mob discrediting Wallace’s win as undeserved, and an angry Joe Gibbs Racing organization, which would now realize Hamlin puts another team’s interests ahead of their own.
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Libeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libeling. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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